Cook II

Position Title:

Cook II

Job Group:

Merit

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Two years of experience as a Cook I or outside experience in quantity and quality food preparation comparable thereto.

Preferred Qualifications:

- High volume food service/production experience in a restaurant, commercial, university, professional cooking, or large volume food preparation
- Background in supervising and managing food service operations
- Customer service experience
- Training and certification in ServSafe or similar food safety standards

Job Description:

Are you an experienced kitchen leader looking to take on a new challenge? Iowa State University Dining is hiring for multiple Cook II positions across various campus locations. This role offers a chance to grow within the department and help guide new team members as they get started in large-scale food operations.

As a Cook II at ISU Dining, you’ll supervise and train staff in preparing large-scale meals, ensuring everything meets our high standards for safety and sanitation. You'll also have the opportunity to support and mentor those new to the department, helping them integrate into our team. We offer flexible shifts and a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare, vision, dental, vacation, retirement, and sick leave, with insurance coverage starting on your first day upon completing enrollment before the deadline.

Want to see what it’s like to be part of our team? Watch the video below to get a closer look at what we do!

Watch Our Team in Action!

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervises, instructs, trains, plans and schedules the work of others in the preparation of large-scale meals and diets.

• Assists supervisor in the planning of menus as related to production of unit as required.

• Maintains maximum standards of sanitation and safety.

• Requisitions, receives, stores, freezes, labels, and maintains food supplies and related kitchen products.

• Reports deficiencies in quality of quantity of food supplies or kitchen products.

• Recommends equipment repairs or improvements.

• Tests new or revised recipes and recommends changes.

• Tests all prepared foods to maintain standards.

• Participates in preparing and serving menu items as required.

• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as required or assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to judge final food product for quantity (yield) and quality (color, taste, texture, etc.).

• Ability to determine the freshness and quality of raw and cooked food products by sight and taste.

• Knowledge of safe temperatures for serving food and storage of refrigerated and frozen storage of raw and cooked foods.

• Knowledge of principles of food sanitation, health hazards, and the necessary precautionary measures.

• Ability to stand for long periods of time.

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

• Ability to provide on-the-job training in food preparation to lower level employees.

• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with others.

• Knowledge of weights, measures and food measurement techniques.

• Ability to perform basic mathematics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and percentage conversion to decimals and count) as related to calculating or converting units of measure for determining proper amounts of food ingredients for mass food production.

• Knowledge of food preparation, food presentation and transportation methods.

• Ability to estimate quantity needs and maintain food production records.

• Ability to plan, assign, and direct others in work activities.

• Knowledge of sources of food contamination and infection.

• Knowledge of common safety practices and safe operation of equipment.

• Ability to maintain food production records.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an on-going basis without sponsorship

Appointment Type:

Regular

Number of Months Employed Per Year:

Time Type:

Full time

Pay Grade:

07

Application Instructions:

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